Bit for smoking pipes



Dec. 7, 1954 w. SWENSON 2,695,214

BIT FOR smoxmc; mas

Filed Oct. 28, 1950 be: a

IN VEN TOR. W YMAN 5WE/V5L7A ATTJ/F/VEY United States Patent Ofitice2,696,214 Patented Dec. 7, 1954 BIT FOR SMOKING PIPES Wyman Swanson,Lake Mahopac, N. Y. Application October 28,1950, Serial No. 192,713

1 Claim. (Cl. 131229) This invention relates to smoking devices assmoking pipes and more particularly to the bit for the pipe In the pastsmoking pipes have been constructed with a hard smooth bit and in orderthat the bit may have a suflicient strength to support the pipe and itstobacco in use the bit must be fairly heavy. With most habitual smokersthere is a tendency to clamp the heavy bit end between certain teeth asthis becomes the most comfortable smoking position for that individual.As a result of the continual clamping action between certain teeth theseteeth may be pressed out of their natural position or they may wear outof shape or they may be loosened with respect to the gum thus creating aharmful condition.

An object of this invention is to provide a bit for a smoking pipe thatwill fit the tooth structure i. e. biting edge of the smoker.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bit having a negativedentiform impression that is tailored to the tooth structure of thesmoker.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a smoking bit fora pipe in which the bite area is spread to a plurality of teeth.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bit for a smokingpipe in which the bit is formed with a negative dentiform impression tospread the clamping force over a plurality of teeth.

Other objects of this invention may be apparent by reference to theaccompanying detailed description and the drawings in which Fig. 1illustrates a perspective view of a pipe,

Fig. 2 illustrates a cross sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 illustrates a modified form of bit for a pipe,

Fig. 4 illustrates a top plan view of a cake of wax in which an uppercase of a dental impression has been formed,

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 4,

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the cake of wax wit the lower caseimpression,

Fig. 7 illustrates a perspective view of a further embodimentillustrating a cigarette holder,

Fig. 8 is an enlarged side elevational view of a modified bit end of asmoking device, and Fig. 9 is a plan view taken on line 99 of Fig. 8.

Referring to the drawings there is illustrated in Fig. 1 a smoking pipe10 which is comprised of the usual bowl 11, stem 12 and bit 14. In thisparticular embodiment of a pipe the components are similar to thosefound in conventional pipes with the exception of the bit. In thisinvention the bit is formed or tailored to fit each individual smoker,that is, the pipe bit is constructed with an exterior surface to fitcertain teeth according to the desire of the smoker. In the Fig. 1 thereis illustrated a plurality of impressions 15 on both the upper and lowersurfaces of the bit. Referring to Fig. 2 the impressions in thisinstance are three in number on both the upper surface and lowersurface. It is to be noted that the impressions are not deep, they areonly of sufficient depth to permit the teeth to .fit firmly into oneposition so that the bit is maintained in that particular smokingposition.

Referring to Fig. 3 there is illustrated a removable bit 14A that issimilar in form to the bit 14 of Fig. 1 or the bit illustrated in Fig. 7except that bit 14A is removable from the stern 12A of the pipe. The bitmay be secured in any of the conventional pipes but in this instance wehave illustrated the bit as having a threaded socket 16 that may beeasily threaded to and aflixed about the threaded stem 12A. In additionin this embodiment there are illustrated a plurality of smoke ports 22formed in the bit and connected at their opposite ends to the centralbore 23 of the pipe stem 12A.

Referring to Figs. 4, 5, and 6 there is illustrated a cake of wax 20.The cake 20 is utilized to form a negative impression of the smokersbite. Fig. 4 illustrates the impression of the upper case while Fig. 6illustrates the impression of the lower case and Fig. 5 is acrosssectional view illustrating the impressions formed by both the upper andlower cases. With the cake 20, a plaster mold may be formed to copy thedentiform impression of the smoker and in particular the bite area.Although the bit illustrates the three impressions, whereas the cast mayillustrate more than three, it is apparent that the width of the bitlimits the impressions to three while the cast is preferably made widerto assure the mold maker of a good clean, clear impression to use inmaking the bit. With the plaster cast the bit 14 may then be formed asillustrated in Fig. 1. The manner of formation of the bit varies, thatis, it may be cut or drilled to the configuration illustrated or it maybe poured of a material that will harden and set according to theimpression, but the method of formation is not a part of this invention,rather it is the article formed from the smokers bite as illustrated inFigs. 1, 2 and 3.

Referring to Fig. 7 there is illustrated a cigarette holder 30, which isnothing more than a bit similar to that illustrated in Fig. 1 with thesame tailored biting edges in which there are a plurality of impressions15 on both the upper and lower surfaces of the bit and in which the stem31 at the opposite end to the bit is provided with a hollow barrelformation 32 into which a cigarette may be inserted and retained forsmoking. The hollow barrel 32 is in turn connected to a central bore orsmoke aperture 33, the bore 33 in turn being connected to the centralsmoking bore 34 in the bit end of the cigarette holder 30. The cigaretteholder 30 is similar in formation, that is, on the bit end and isretained by the smoker in a firm grip without harm to the teeth due tothe tailored bite formation. The cigarette holder 30 is constructed inthe same manner as that already disclosed for the pipe 10.

Although we have illustrated in Fig. 1 a bit with a single row of uppercase and a single row of lower case impressions there are some smokerswho retain their pipe on one side of their mouth and for relaxation movethe pipe to the opposite side of the mouth. Thus it becomes necessary insuch instance to provide two cakes 20 marked with a right side bite anda left side bite. Thus the mold maker will in this instance form the bit14 with two rows of impressions on each of the upper and lower surfacesof the bit. The finished pipe will then be similar to that illustratedexcept for an additional row of impressions on each surface of the bit.The smoker is then provided with a pipe that may be clamped equally wellin either the left or right bite positions. Referring to Figs. 8 and 9it is apparent that the smoker may readily clamp the bit of the pipe inthe right side of his mouth by fitting the proper teeth into theimpressions formed on the line BB of Fig. 9 and the smoker may similarlyplace the bit of the pipe into the left side of the mouth and in thisinstance the teeth should find the proper impressions formed on the lineA-A of Fig. 9.

A further feature of the bit of this invention is the fact that it iswidened at the end to provide a wider area of bite and in turn thehollow center smoke bore 21 may be spread over a greater area thuspermitting a greater area of cooling for the smoke and this will tend toprovide a cooler smoke for the smoker.

Various changes or modifications may be made to the smoking bit for apipe such as the manner of affixing the bit to the stem of the pipe oras to the composition of which the bit may be constructed or as to thenumber of impressions formed in the bit according to the number of teethusually used to form a proper bite without departing from the spirit, ofthis invention and this invention shall be limited only by the appendedclaim.

What is claimed is:

A removable bit provided in one end of a tubular element such as thestem of a pipe, said bit provided with a plurality of rows of toothimpressions on each of the upper and lower surfaces, a row ofimpressions of the upper surface matching with a corresponding roW ofimpressions of the lower surface to fit the bite of the smoker, saidrows of matching impressions on opposite surfaces being in approximatelyparallel relationship, said matching impressions tailored to fit theleft and right bite of the smoker.

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